UN to spotlight Kosovo and Middle East in March - Russia
Published: 04 March, 2008, 16:59
On March 2 Russia assumed the rotating presidency and will chair the Council for the next calendar month. Russia's Ambassador to the United Nations Security Council, Vitaly Churkin, has addressed the news media in New York. Kosovo, the Middle East, Iran a
Armenian and Azerbaijani troops exchange fireArmenian and Azerbaijani troops have exchanged fire in the contested region north-west of Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenian Foreign Minister, Vardan Oskanyan, has accused Azerbaijan of taking advantage of the current political turmoil in Armenia. |
Chechen recovery tied to black goldThe southern Russian Republic of Chechnya is continuing to develop economically after years of conflict. And central to its growth is a resource that is the life blood of the Russian economy – oil. |

